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Kelburn Red Smiddy

Percentile
60
overall
Brewed by Kelburn
Style: Bitter

Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland

bottling
unknown

on tap
unknown

distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
343.22/5.03.14/5.04.1%86English pint
Commercial Description:
Cask; Regular.
Named after a local blacksmiths, this beer is complex in character as is fitting for a championship winning ale. Red Smiddy is a smooth, dry ale with a unique spicy aroma and flavour. Its reddish hue, warm glow and tight head gives it a presence that makes it stand out against its competitors
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 hughie (3060), Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/104/57/104/511/20
Sep 24, 2009  
Cask at Wellington Arms, Bedford. Dark amber with a small white head. Whiff of sulphur in the nose. Sweet fresh fruity taste: some citrus, but also peachiness. Mid bitter finish. Not bad, but a bit too sweet.


trapped (21), Turkey
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/515/20
Sep 21, 2009  
Herbal aroma (thyme?), very thick creamy head, amber-brown body, hoppy taste, not-so-impressive finish.


 fonefan (11630), VestJylland, Denmark
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Jun 6, 2009  
Draught @ Clockwork Beer Co. Brewpub, 153-1155 Cathcart Road, Mount Florida, Glasgow G42 9BH, Scotland.
Clear medium to dark red amber color with a average, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, roasted notes, moderate to light heavy hoppy, pine, orange. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily - creamy, carbonation is soft to flat. [20090410]


 Maverick34 (703), New York, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Apr 19, 2009  
Draft at Cafe Royal. Pours reddish amber with matly head. Actually very good and very drinkable.


 Fin (3421), Merton, Oxfordshire, England
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/514/20
Mar 22, 2009  
Cask at the Abbotsford, Edinburgh, 20-03-09 on Craig’s crawl of Edinburgh’s finest establishments. Pours red amber with a thin white head. Taste is fruity in particular a little appley. Quite a juicy beer good bitterness, very pleasant A6 A4 F7 P4 OV15 3.5 </b


 downender (2592), Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Jan 26, 2009  
Cask-conditioned at the Hillgrove Porter Stores, Bristol 26/109. Reddy amber with a slight white head. aroma of doughy malt, with a hint of caramel and grassy hops. Flavour was sweetish, with some more chunky malts, red fruit and a long bitter finish. Good Scottish stuff.


 Rune (2822), Tromsø, Norway
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/512/20
Dec 19, 2008  
Cask, half pint from one of the tall founts at Abbotsford Bar in Edinburgh. A dark amber body with fine clarity. Aromatic blend of hop resin and earth malt. Flavour of pale and dark malts with a satisfying bitter support [14.11.2008].


LisaR (46), Gothenburg, Sweden
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/515/20
Nov 20, 2008  
Cask. Blackfriars, Glasgow. Red color with a white head. Lightly roasted, caramel, nuts, berries, bitter hops.



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